Automation October 2013 ROBOTICS & MOTION CONTROL
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Contents… NEWS
4. The key to a smart factory 5. Asia - a hotbed for automation 6. Magnificent seven for Welsh school 8. Size really does matter
INDUSTRY FOCUS: AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY CHAIN
19. A cure for automotive headaches 20. Robot arm tool changers lending a hand at Audi 22. Putting vehicles on the road 24. A logistical boost 26. Accurate inspection in the bag
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Robotics & Motion Control...
27. Up to the university challenge 28. A mix of the old and the new 30. Shaping the future of mankind 32. Bringing things to life 34. Setting new packaging benchmarks
Wireless Technology...
37. Wireless control down on the farm 38. Making M2M work for you
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TECHNOLOGY FILE 40. Space saving industrial relay range expanded 41. Vision system for FMD quality checks
Machine Vision Supplement...
Also enclosed in the October issue is our new Machine Vision Supplement looking at the latest news, products and technologies from this sector
Editor Joe Bush
Publishing Director Hannah Dedman
Publication Manager Kelly Byne
12. Reacting to a changing market place 14. A partnership with precision 17. Maximising spindle cutting time
OCTOBER2013
MACHINE BUILDING & FRAMEWORKS
A partnership with precision
PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR MANUFACTURING EFFICIENCY
New facilities for SEW Eurodrive Cover Story
SUPPLEMENT: Machine Vision Systems
SEW Eurodrive has recently completed a move to a large, new, purpose built plant in Normanton, West Yorkshire, just a few miles from its old site. The impressive, high-tech new building, designed by architects AEDAS, is designed not just for production, service and storage, but as a welcoming open house for customers
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Next month... Features in the November/December 2013 issue of Automation will include: Automated Warehousing Communications & Networking • Sensors & Sensing Systems • Industry Focus: Renewable Energy • Special Supplement: PLCs & Industrial PCs
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